Kingston Area Birds 2 December 2023 – 8 December 2023
Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with ‘Kingston FN’. Alternatively, please email records directly to me – contact details below. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. Species in bold type require completion of a rare bird report available on the KFN website or directly from me. If indicated, an OBRC report may be required instead (http://www.ofo.ca/site/Obrcreport). Some iPhone users report that bold type may be replaced by asterisks.
Overview:
We have officially moved into December now, so let’s keep getting those bird reports submitted. With duck populations increasing I will report the rarities at this point in time.
Parish Notes:
REMINDER! The Owl Woods is closed to birders from Monday 20 November to Sunday 10 December inclusive. The Owl Woods is privately owned. We thank the owners for allowing us to go birding on their property and must respect their request that we stay away at these times.
Please note the new email address at the bottom of the report that can be used to submit observations if you are not using eBird.
Kingston List
SNOW GOOSE – 70 were seen on Sand Hill Road on Dec. 6; 430 were seen on Wolfe Island on Dec. 8, 70 were seen at Centennial Park in Bath on Dec. 8
CACKLING GOOSE – 2 were seen at Heritage Point in Bath on Dec. 4; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Dec. 8, 2 were seen at Finkle’s Shore Park on Dec. 8
TRUMPETER SWAN – 12 birds were seen at the Yarker Road Marsh on Dec. 4; 4 were seen at 217 Lower Oak Leaf Road on Dec. 4; 25 birds were seen on the Cataraqui Trail near Botting Road on Dec. 6
WOOD DUCK – 1 was seen north of the Moscow Dump on Dec. 4
GREEN-WINGED TEAL – 2 late birds were seen at the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons on Dec. 2, 2 on Dec. 4, 3 on Dec. 8; 5 were seen on the Cataraqui River near Belle Island on Dec. 6; 1 bird was seen in Collins Bay on Dec. 8
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – 6 birds were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Dec. 2, 6 on Dec. 3, 3 on Dec. 4, 2 on Dec. 5, 2 on Dec. 7; 1 was seen at the Invista Property on Dec. 5; 3 were seen on Sydenham Lake on Dec. 6 and again on Dec. 8; 2 were seen on Cataraqui Bay on Dec. 7, 1 on Dec. 8
BLACK SCOTER – 1 bird was seen at Heritage Park in Bath on Dec. 2, 1 on Dec. 4, 1 on Dec. 5
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE – 1 was seen in Cataraqui Bay on Dec. 8
RUDDY DUCK – 2 were seen on the Cataraqui River near Belle Island on Dec. 6; 3 birds were seen in Cataraqui Bay on Dec. 7, 2 on Dec. 8
HORNED GREBE – 2 birds were seen on Amherst Island on Dec. 2; 1 was seen on Long Point Road, PEC on Dec. 7
AMERICAN COOT – 2 birds were seen at Hay Bay on Dec. 2; 10 were seen on the Cataraqui River near Belle Island on Dec. 6; 15 were seen in Cataraqui Bay on Dec. 8
SANDHILL CRANE – 2 late birds were seen at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Dec. 5
KILLDEER – 1 was seen at Heritage Point in Bath on Dec. 5 5 on Dec. 8
GREATER YELLOWLEGS – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Dec. 3, 1 on Dec. 4, 1 on Dec. 5
BONAPARTE’S GULL – 1 bird was seen at Hay Bay on Dec. 2
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL – 4 were seen at the Violet Dump on Dec. 2; 2 were seen at Centennial Park in Bath on Dec. 2, 5 on Dec. 8; 4 were seen at Heritage Park in Bath on Dec. 2, 6 on Dec. 4, 20 on Dec. 8; 2 were seen at Horne’s Ferry on Dec. 3; 1 was seen in Cataraqui Bay on Dec. 4, 1 on Dec. 8; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Dec. 4; 1 was seen at Cressy off Kaiser Road on Dec. 4; 2 were seen near Bath on Dec. 7; 1 was seen on Wolfe Island on Dec. 8; 1 was seen on Long Point Road, PEC on Dec. 8
GLAUCOUS GULL – 1 was reported from the Violet Dump on Dec. 2; 1 bird was seen near Bath on Dec. 7, 2 were seen at Centennial Park in Bath on Dec. 8, 2 were seen at Heritage Park in Bath on Dec. 8
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL- 2 birds were seen at Heritage Park in Bath on Dec. 8
ICELAND GULL- 1 bird was seen at Heritage Park in Bath on Dec. 8
Loon sp.-42 birds were counted at Horne’s Ferry on Dec. 3 but not identified by species
COMMON LOON – Still multiple reports coming in from different areas of the Kingston Circle, primarily around Lake Ontario
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT – 1 bird was seen at Cataraqui Bay on Dec. 4, 1 on Dec. 8; 1 was seen at Cressy Bayside Road on Dec. 4; 2 were seen at the Invista Property on Dec. 5; 1 was seen in Collins Bay on Dec. 8, 1 was seen at Heritage Point in Bath on Dec. 8
GREAT BLUE HERON – 1 bird was seen on the Cataraqui Trail near Botting Road on Dec. 6; 1 was seen in Cataraqui Bay on Dec. 8
NORTHERN HARRIER – 1 bird was seen near the South Entrance of Lemoine’s Point on Dec. 2; 2 were seen on Amherst Island on Dec. 2, 3 on Dec. 4, 5 on Dec. 8; 1 was seen at Lemoine Point south entrance on Dec. 5; 1 was seen on Sunbury Road on Dec. 7; 1 was seen on Marble Rock Road on Dec. 7; 1 bird was seen on Wolfe Island on Dec. 8, 1 was seen on Days Road on Dec. 8
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – 1 was seen at Bateau Lane on Dec. 7
COOPER’S HAWK – 1 was seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Dec. 8; 1 was seen at Kingston Mills on Dec. 8, 1 was reported from Hay Bay on Dec. 8
OSPREY-1 late bird was seen on the Cataraqui Trail near Botting Road on Dec. 6
BALD EAGLE – multiple sightings throughout the Kingston circle this week
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 4 were reported from Amherst Island on Dec. 2, 3 on Dec. 4, 9 on Dec. 8
BELTED KINGFISHER – 1 bird was seen at Heritage Park in Bath on Dec. 2 and again on Dec. 8
NORTHERN FLICKER – 1 bird was seen at 5965 Battersea Road on Dec. 3; 1 was seen at Aylmer Crescent on Dec. 8
AMERICAN KESTREL – 1 bird was seen on Amherst Island on Dec. 2 2 on Dec. 8; 1 was seen on Sunbury Road on Dec. 7; 1 bird was seen at the OPG private property on Dec. 7, 1 was seen at Hay Bay on Dec. 8
MERLIN – 1 bird was seen in Millhaven on Dec.2; 1 was seen on Sand Hill Road on Dec. 4; 1 was seen on Truman Drive on Dec. 4; 1 was seen at 1575 Blue Mountain Road on Dec. 4; 1 was seen at Waupoos Marina on Dec. 4; 1 was seen on Kaiser Cross Road on Dec. 4; 1 was seen on the 401 near Odessa on Dec. 6; 1 was seen at Kingston Mills on Dec. 8
PEREGRINE FALCON – 1 bird was seen at Princess Towers on Dec. 3; 1 bird was seen at Kingston General Hospital on Dec. 6; 1 bird was seen at the OPG Private Property on Dec. 7; 1 was seen at Wartman-Patterson Park on Dec. 8
NORTHERN SHRIKE – 1 was seen on Old Front Road on Dec. 5; 1 was seen on the edge of the circle in Prince Edward County on Dec. 8
HORNED LARK – 8 birds were seen on Highway 2 East of Kingston on Dec. 7
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH – 2 were seen on Second Lake Road on Dec. 4; 1 was seen at Bateau Lane on Dec. 7; 1 was seen in Barriefield on Dec. 8
CAROLINA WREN – 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point on Dec. 4, 2 on Dec. 5, 2 on Dec. 7; 1 bird was seen at a private residence on Montreal Street on Dec. 8, 1 was seen in Prince Edward County on Dec. 8
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – after no reports last week 1 bird was seen at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on Dec. 2 and again on Dec. 3
EASTERN BLUEBIRD – 2 birds were seen on Second Lake Road on Dec. 4; 2 birds were still being seen on Sand Hill Road on Dec. 4
PURPLE FINCH – 2 were seen at 104 Hardwood Lane on Dec. 6; 1 was seen at Collins Bay on Dec. 8
RED CROSSBILL – 6 birds were found on Second Lake Road on Dec. 4; 16 birds were seen on Echo Lake Road on Dec. 4; an unreported number were heard at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Dec. 8
PINE SISKIN – 2 were seen at the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary on Dec. 8
SNOW BUNTING – 60 birds were seen on Card Road on Dec. 4; 1 was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Dec. 4; 23 were seen on Sand Hill Road on Dec. 6; 200 were counted on Sunbury Road on Dec. 7, 80 on Dec. 8; 2 were seen on Long Point Road, PEC on Dec. 7; 30 were seen at Wartman-Patterson Park on Dec. 8, 1 was seen at Hay Bay on Dec. 8
*LARK SPARROW-1 bird was still being reported from just outside of the Kingston Circle in Wellington, PEC on Dec. 3
FOX SPARROW – 1 bird was seen on Marble Rock Road on Dec. 7 and again on Dec. 8
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at a Private Residence East of Kingston on Dec. 4
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Dec. 2, 2 on Dec. 4; 3 birds were seen at 1222 Marble Rock Road, Gananoque on Dec. 3, 1 on Dec. 7 4 on Dec. 8; 1 was seen on Bateau Lane on Dec. 4; 1 was seen at The Marshlands on Dec. 6; 8 were seen at the OPG Private Property on Dec. 7; 1 was seen at a private residence on Montreal Street on Dec. 8; 3 were seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Dec. 8, 1 was seen on Long Point Road, PEC on Dec. 8
SONG SPARROW – 1 bird was seen at the Violet Dump on Dec. 2; 1 was seen on Aylmer Crescent on Dec. 5
SWAMP SPARROW – 1 late bird was seen at The Marshlands on Dec. 4
EASTERN TOWHEE-1 late bird was seen at 1726 Burbrook Road on Dec. 7 and seen again on Dec. 8
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD – 17 birds were continuing at 5545 Perth Road Crescent on Dec. 3, 1 on Dec. 5; 1 bird was seen at Long Point Road in PEC on Dec. 2 and again on Dec. 7, 2 on Dec. 8; 5 birds were seen at 1575 Blue Mountain Road on Dec. 4; I bird was seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Dec. 4
COMMON GRACKLE – 1 bird was reported from Long Point Road in PEC on Dec. 2, 3 on Dec. 7; 4 were seen at Prince Edward Point NWA on Dec. 4; 1 was seen on Aylmer Crescent on Dec. 8
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER – 1 continuing bird was still present at Heritage Park in Bath on Dec. 2; 1 was seen on County Road 13 in Prince Edward County on Dec. 5, 11 were seen on Bath Road between Amherstview and Bath on Dec. 8
PALM WARBLER-I was not expecting to be reporting the sighting of one1 bird at 1726 Burbrook Road this late in the season
In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy. Please note that you must be a card-carrying member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN), or be accompanied by a member, to access both the Martin Edwards Reserve and Amherstview Sewage Lagoons. Permits are being checked on a regular basis at Amherstview and those without are being evicted. KFN members wishing to enter the Invista property must enter through the west gate and show their membership card to security.
As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings directly or via eBird.
Darren
Darren Rayner
Perth Road, Ontario
Email: birds@kingstonfieldnaturalists.org